Washington, Sept. 5 -- The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy for West Asia centred on containing Iran and expanding diplomatic ties between Israel and its Arab neighbours, according to two US officials and two other sources familiar with the discussions, reports Axios.

The strategy is still in its early development stage and is geared towards shaping Washington's post-war approach and through the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.

There also two other prominent major political events influencing the planning of this post-war move, which includes Israel's October 27 general elections and the US midterm elections in November.

The initial work is taking place both among senior political figures in the Tru...